Sun River Valley Agriculture Project Opens for Settlers
The Sun River Valley west of Great Falls becomes a focus for homestead settlers under a U S Reclamation Service irrigation program. Water charges average 30 per acre with 8 60 due at entry and installment payments starting March 1 1911. The plan includes model river villages, diverse crops like alfalfa beets and potatoes, and a sugar beet industry tied to a nearby factory pending contracts.
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Montana
Sun River Valley
Great Fails
Reclamation Service
Akape
B. Robbiza
U. S
Fort Shaw
Washington, D. C
Simms
Prat
Trarmer
Sun River
Auguste
Ginseng Trade Ad Promotes Centered Address
An archival notice touts high value ginseng and a trading offer. It mentions a price of ten thousand dollars and a center location in Leonia with a specified address. The text is garbled but centers on ginseng sales and a contact point in Mivonka Ginseng Co.
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Mivonka Ginseng
Leonia
Battle over forged land deed rages in Corwith court
Haswell sues to recover land tied to a forged 1602 deed and profit split with Standring. Several title transfers followed as Standring, the cashier, fled. Lawyers Thomson Forest City Kelleher O Conner Fort Dodge lead Haswell, Birdsall Nugie represent defendants. Courier
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Corwititit Court
Battle
Baginnini
Hiswell
Va L. 8
Standring
Thompsan
Forest City
Kelleher
O’conner
Fort Dodge
Haswell
Birdsall and Nugie
Clarion
Courier
Contested Supervision Election In Irvington Township
The Irv ington township supervisor race prompts a vote contest and recount due to election officers sealing ballots in a sack. If Irvington reports a tie, the board cannot count that township and Thompson would win, with Curran contesting the result. The county attorney says the board must proceed, and a contest board will later open the sack to determine the true winner.
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Irvington Township
Irvington
Thompson
Curran
Courter
New Farm Inventions Highlighted In Kossuth County
Wm Grover of Burt patents a manure loading device that feeds into a spreader without hand labor. The machine loads itself from a box sized like the spreader and dumps onto the spreader, improving field work efficiency. Archie Snelson notes Ben Reed in Cresco township owns a prime half section with tile lines 100 feet apart, making it highly valuable.
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Kossuth County
John Banana
Lone Rock
Wm. &. Grover
Burt
Grover
Archie Sntelison
Ben Reed
Ben
Cresco Township
Watt Jones
Ocouner
Auction Sale Inquiry From Algona Courier
The writer asks the Algona Courier about the next advertised auction sale and suggests revising the property list to include odd items such as a battered bank guarantee plank a long eared donkey named Mand illegible lithographs titled Shall the people rule Quebec trade and other numerous articles.
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Hinthon
Algona ‘Courier
Jada
Mand
Elected Teacher Hailed By Community
Mabel Richardson has been elected to a position at the Itonka school and will begin Monday. Her supporters praise her as a good teacher and the community feels fortunate in securing her.
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Mabel Richardson
Titonka Professor F M Sarchett Wages A Battle With Asthma
Titonka headlines tell of Prof. F M Sarchett home on a two week vacation from Titonka schools. The article notes his struggle with asthma as he leads the city’s educational work. Residents speak highly of his contributions as principal.
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F. M. Sarchett
Titonka
Pellows
Prof. Sarchett
U. D
Strange Things in Portland Schoolma'ams Busking Corn
Report fragment describes travelers in Portland who arrive with 30 bushels of corn and wear fur coats and gloves, appearing fresh as a June rose after a shower. The note is attributed to U D M R.
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Portland
Rockefeller in Plum Creek Neighborhood Sign of Local Case
Emil Joland, a Rockefeller figure in Plum Creek, faces a troubling event as a large boy was assaulted at his home just before 2 on Monday evening. Mother and child are reported well. Cohoon, a probate attorney, pursued proof of an oral will in district court, noting his twenty years of practice and rare involvement in such a case.
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Rockefeller
Emil Joladn
Moe
Nelson
Cohoon
Cora Cheney Married in Minot Ceremony
John oT. Winders and Miss Cora Cheney were to be married at Minot yesterday. Both hailed as top young residents of the county. The couple will reside on the groom’s farm near Glenburn. Best wishes for happiness.
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Cora Cheney
John Ot. Winders
Minot
M.D
Hey
Farih
Glenburn
Preeb
Rich man’s coffin joke sparks funeral coin scheme tale
A wealthy man dies and offers preachers a share of his estate if they bury him with $95,000. The Methodist and Baptist legalize their contributions with $100 each while the Jewish Rabbi claims a $300 check and change. Nearby, a schoolhouse romance ends with a mix up as a suitor is denied. A grand jury probe in Whittemore adds local crime intrigue.
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Coia
For Sale. Nour yquag and one old male s Look Mow They Court as Hurt
The fragmentary notice lists odd phrases and names with unclear meaning. It references a sale, possible people, and scattered items or terms, offering no clear action or identifiable entities beyond partial terms. The readable content is too garbled to infer a definite event or subject.
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Hrank
Litengsdort
Titanka
Towa
Graaf bakery expands with 600 gallon ice cream plant
New York City proprietor Graaf announces a 600 gallon daily ice cream freezing unit using a manual crank cream separator. Estherville Democrat notes the facility will freez ice cream without Ike. Supreme Court ruling affects county wide voting in Edward Lalart and Daniel Miller v Monroe County as the board planned districtless voting. Iowa paper cites the decision and filing details from the October 27 edition.
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HI. Graaf
Graaf
Ike
Estherville
Supreme Court
Edward Lalart
Daniel Miller
Monroe County
Towa
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